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SLICING MACHINE.

APPLICATlON FILED JULY 24| l9l8.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

JOHN C. WOODINGTON, 0F LAPORTE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR T0 U. S. SLICING MACHINE COMPANY, OF IIAPORTE, INDIANA, A CORPORATION 0F INDIANA.

SLICING-MAGHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

` Application led `Tuly 24, 1918. Serial No. 246,446.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. VoopINGToN, a subject of the King of England, (who has declared his intention of becoming a citizen of the United States), residing at Laporte, in the county of Laporte -and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in slicing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has for its object the provision of a device of the class named which shall be of improved construction and operation.

The invention is exemplified in the combination and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawings and described in the following specification, and it is more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In 4the drawings- Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of a portion of a slicing machine showing the present invention applied thereto.

F Fig. 2 is a section ta en on line 2-2 of ig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary elevation of the ortion of the machine shown in Fig. 1

.ooking from the right in rthat figure with thei removable receptacle in cross-section;

Fig. 4 is a perspective of the receptacle forming a part of this invention shown in position in the slideway made for holdin it.

In the usual form of slicing mac ine there is provided a rotary slicing knife and a reciprocating table which carries the material to be sliced past the knife. A portion of such machine is shown in the figures in the drawings, in which the numeral 10 designates the supporting frame which carries slideways 11, upon which the table 12 is mounted to reciprocate. An upright standard 13 secured to the frame 10 carries the usual form of disk knife 14, which is rotated by mechanism within the standard 13 in a manner well known in the art.

Adjacent to standard 13, and just below the edge of the knife 14, is a depression or notch 15 offset downwardly from the u per face of the frame 10, and in this notch t ere is secured by screws 16 a slideway 17 for receiving a drawer or receptacle 18. The slidewav 17 and receptacle 18 may both be made o comparatively thin sheet metal, the slideway having an overhanging flange 19 at the upper edge of the wall thereof, adjacent the sliding table, and a similar ledge or flange 20 at the side, adjacent the knife 14. The material of which the slideway is composed is bent backwardly from the edge of the fiange 20, as shown at 21 in Fi 3 of the drawings, to form an inclined surface just below the lower beveled edge of the knife 14. The wall is continued upwardly from the portion 21 to form a protecting plate 22 which lies adjacent the face of the knife 14 for a considerable distance above the lower edge of the knife. Both ends of the slideway 17 are open, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, but the receptacle 18 has the forward end thereof closed by an inclined wall 23, and the rear end closed by' a wall 24 curved to conform to the curvature of the standard 13, as shown in Fig. 2, and provided with a handle 25. One of the side walls of the receptacle 18 is provided with a backwardly bent portion 26, as shown in Fig. 3, which presses resiliently against the side of the slideway 17 to hold the receptacle in place in the slideway, and prevent rattling. When the receptacle 18 is in place, as shown in Fig. 2, the upper edge of the forward end 23 bears against the upwardly extending portion 27 of the slice pan so that there is no opportunity of material falling between the slice pan and the end of the receptacle 18. The upwardly extending ortion 27 of the slice pan inter cepts the s ices as they are formed and directs them onto the horizontal portion, not

shown, of the slice pan in the usual and V well-known manner.

In the operation of a slicing machine bits of material frequently adhere to the slicing knife, and as the knife continues to rotate these bits are carried past the portion 27 ofthe slice pan and may fall from the knife and accumulate on the portion'of the machine directly beneath the knife. That portion of the machine below the knife, adjacent its supporting standard, 1s a difficult portion to reach for cleaning, and where no provision is made for collecting the material that falls onto the frame at this osition, the material is very apt to be le lying where it has fallen until it becomes rancid and offensive. With the present invention, an material which falls from the knife in this position is gathered by the receptacle 18 and may be easily removed by withdrawing the receptacle from its position and emptying its contents. It should be noted that both ends of the receptacle are closed so that there isv-no danger of any of the particles escaping during the removal of the receptacle, and it should also be noted that the slideway for the receptacle is provided with overhanging flanges which prevents any danger of bringing the receptacle into contact with the edge of the knife during its insertion or removal. The upwardly projecting portions I21 and 22 of the slice boX for the receptacle 18 intercept particles which fall from the knife and guide them downwardly into the receptacle 18.

I claim 1. In a slicing .machine, a slicinknife, means for directing:slices formed y said knife into accumulating position and a receptacle having an open top and upwardly projecting walls on all sides thereof for receiving material which falls from said knife i after passing said slice directing means.

2. In a slicing machine, a support, a knife having its edge spaced above the upper face of said support, a receptacle positioned adjacent said knife edge and between said edge and the upper face of said support for receiving material which .falls from said knife, and means for preventing said receptacle from striking the edge of said knife when said receptacle is being moved into and out of receiving position.

3. In a slicing machine, a support, a slicing knife having its edge spaced above the upper face of said support, a receptacle movable into and out of position adjacent said knife edge, and between said edge andthe upper face of said support, and a slideway for said receptacle above the upper face of said support and having guides thereon for directing the movement of said receptacle into and out of receiving position to prevent accidental engagement of said knife edge by said receptacle during said movement.

4. In a slicing machine, a frame, a standard secured to said frame, a slicing knife mounted on said standard and having its edge spaced above the upper face of said frame, a slideway on said frame adjacent said standard and between the lower edge of said slicing knife and the upper lface of said frame, and a receptacle movable into and out of said slideway for collecting the lmaterial which falls from said knife.

5.. In a slicing machine, a frame,a standard carried by said frame, a rotary slicing knife mounted on `said standard and having its edge spaced abovel the upper face of said frame, a sheet metal slideway secured Y to said frame adjacent said standard and between the lower edge of and the other upper face of said frame, and a sheet metal from said receptacle movable in said slideway into and out of position beneath said slicing knife.

6.- In a slicing machine, a slicingknife, means for guiding slices from said knife into accumulatin position, a receptacle beneath said kni e for receiving particles of material which fall therefrom, and additional guiding means for guidin said particles of material fromA said kni e into said receptacle.

7 In a slicing machine, a slicing knife, a receptacle beneath said knife for. receiving particles ofmaterial which fall therefrom, and a plate adjacent the face lof said knife for-intercepting such particles and guiding them into said receptacle.

8. In a slicing machine, a slicin knife, a receptacle located beneath said kni e, a slideway for said receptacle having a guide flange thereon arranged to overhang said receptacle, and a ange adjacent the face of said knife for intercepting particles of material them-into said receptacle.

9. In combination, a slicing knife, means for directing slices formed by said knife away from a position beneath said knife, a;

receptacle beneath said knife for receiving particles of material that are carried past lsaid slice-directing means by adhering to said knife and subsequently fall therefrom, said receptacle having the top thereof open and being arranged to move into and out of position beneath said knife, and a wall for closing said receptacle at the side thereof away from the direction of movement of said receptacle when said receptacle is being withdrawnfrom position beneath said j knife.

10. In combination, a support, a rotary slicing knife having its lower edge spaced above said support, an elongated receptacle movable into and out of position between the lower edge of said knife and the upper face of said support, a slideway mounted above the upper face of said support for guiding said receptacle vinto and out of posltion to prevent contact between said receptacle and the edge of said knife, side 'walls on said receptacle, and an end wall for said receptacle for closing the end thereof away from which said receptacle moves when it is being l withdrawn from position beneath said knife.

11. In a slicingv machine, a slicin knife, means for directing slices formed said knife away from a position beneatiiT said knife, an elongated receptacle movable into and out of position beneath Saidknife for receiving particles of material carried past said slice-directing means by adherin to said knife and which subsequently fall groin said knife,v said receptacle having an open top, side walls, and end walls,a' support for said knife having its upper surface spaced iso downwardly from the lower edge of said knife and guides for directingsaid receptacle into and out of position above the upper face of said support and beneath said knife.

12. In a slicing machine, a frame having a recessed portion at one edge thereof, a standard secured to said frame adjacent said recessed portion, a rotary slicing knife carried by said standard above said recessed portion, a slideway within said recessed portion having overhanging flanges, a receptacle having an open top movable in said slideway into and out of position beneath said slicing knife, and an inclined guard plate projectin upwardly from one of the flanges on said s ideway and arranged adjacent the ,face of said slicing knife for intercepting particles of material which fall from said knife and for directing said material into said receptacle.

13. In combination, a slicing knife, a plate having one side thereof arranged to engage the slices formed by said knife, and a receptacle beneath said knife for receiving particles of material which fall therefrom, said receptacle being arranged to contact with said slice-engaging plate at the side thereof opposite the slice-engaging side.

14. In combination, a rotary slicin knife a plate arranged at an angle to the p ane o said knife for engaging slices formed b said knife, a receptacle beneath said k'ni e and arranged to contact with said plate opposite the slide-engaging side thereof, and means for directing particles of material which fall from said knife into said receptacle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification on this 18th day of July, A. D. 1918.

J. C. WOODINGTON. 

